I was rummaging through my cupboard the other day, taking stock of my baking supplies, when I ran across an unfamiliar package. Turns out that my husband bought himself some brown sugar by mistake – then left the opened package in the cupboard. It’s a miracle that it wasn’t totally infested with ants, however it was hard as a brick. So hard that I had to cut and tear the packaging to free it!
It’s not the first time I’ve had brown sugar go hard, but I’ve never had it go quite THAT hard. I did a quick search on the internet and found a tip that suggested putting the hard sugar in an airtight container with a slice of bread for a few days. The sugar would absorb the moisture from the bread and soften – problem solved.
I wasn’t sure it would be quite that easy but I didn’t figure it would hurt anything either. What do you know – worked like a charm!
I love the internet 
Bread works wonders. Also a slice of apple or pear!
by anny cook December 23rd, 2009 at 10:17 am